ARClab

Welcome to the Advanced Robotics and Controls Lab



The Advanced Robotics and Controls Lab (ARClab) at UCSD is dedicated to research in design and automation of intelligent robots for the betterment of humanity. Key areas of research are in:


The group is directed by Professor Michael Yip.


Recent Publications


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Aug 2024

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SURESTEP: An Uncertainty-Aware Trajectory Optimization Framework to Enhance Visual Tool Tracking for Robust Surgical Automation

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (2024)
Nikhil U Shinde, Zih-Yun Chiu, Florian Richter, Jason Lim, Yuheng Zhi, Sylvia Herbert, Michael C Yip

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Aug 2024

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Open x-embodiment: Robotic learning datasets and rt-x models

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) (2024)
Open X-Embodiment Collaboration
(BEST PAPER AWARD)

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Aug 2024

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JIGGLE: An Active Sensing Framework for Boundary Parameters Estimation in Deformable Surgical Environments

Robotics: Science and Systems (2024)
Nikhil Uday Shinde, Xiao Liang, Fei Liu, Yutong Zhang, Florian Richter, Sylvia Herbert, Michael C Yip


Seeking undergraduate and MS researchers!

We are seeking motivated students to conduct research in the domains of robotic design and control, robot learning, 3D computer vision, and foundation models for robotics and CV. Those who are interested are advised to check out our Opportunities page on how to reach out, and indicate you interests.

Join the Lab


Here's a 3-minute teaser given by Professor Yip for students highlighting active research in the lab (Oct 2023):